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U.S Vice President Mike Pence reminded the European leaders in the audience that, out of 28 members of the NATO military alliance, only four countries other than the U.S. currently meet their obligation to spend at least 2% of their GDP on defense._ --- Jul 27, 2023 9:30 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Trump Says Greenland 'Should Be Controlled by the U.S.' as He Criticizes NATO Alliance at Summit](/video/im2nVZ7Q/) ### Trump Says Greenland 'Should Be Controlled by the U.S.' as He Criticizes NATO Alliance at Summit [Mike Pence Tries to Reassure a Nervous Europe on U.S. Support](/video/sqTTUtma/) ### Mike Pence Tries to Reassure a Nervous Europe on U.S. Support [Mike Pence Says Donald Trump’s Taiwan Call Was Just a ‘Courtesy’](/video/Sv29SHHi/) ### Mike Pence Says Donald Trump’s Taiwan Call Was Just a ‘Courtesy’ --- ## Transcript It is my privilege here at the NATO headquarters to express the strong support of President Trump and the United States of America for NATO and our transatlantic alliance. The United States has been a proud and faithful member of NATO since its founding in 1949. This alliance plays a crucial role in promoting peace and prosperity in the North Atlantic and frankly, in the entire world. The United States commitment to NATO is clear. The President of the United States and the American people, expect our allies to keep their word and to do more in our common defense. The President really put this issue front and center. Before the American people in his campaign for president, and frankly it struck a very resonant chord. 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